Tamir Moustafa

Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book?
TM: Research for this book began in 1997, when I was a Ph.D. student studying in Cairo. I was fascinated by the fact that the Egyptian courts had become such an important forum for opposition activists to contest the results of the 1995 Maglis al-Shaab elections. The newspapers were filled every day with coverage of cases that exposed election fraud and manipulation. I was at a loss for understanding why an ...